LEGISLATURE AMENDMENT BILL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18150, 13 August 1924, Page 9

LEGISLATURE AMENDMENT BILL.

A GAIN BLOCKED.

{matJ .*>'*** ****•"> . August 12. ■tfbuuv „_„*>= Legislature + U Government s ue&» there were tndicanot become law this *****"*£ thai *** v flSnmeDt failed to get the W»* The Labour inem bcrs * belts' supposed provisions of ***'' .1 representation for the r<?J£l*«* votiDS for the fl* Dltiy ' ,i a led off in the initial opH 0 was olloweci «*•**£ Xer member on the Ex•S»?j? When the dinner adjoumthe Bill Lad not B eat (0° ;tfi ftrst stage. _ the adjourned debate "■'i" the stage it had tu t» ken Zfr 24th, but the opposiwas renewed by the *•*■■*•'■ i5.h2» who are evidently out and nail This after- * moved an amendment to the CS 3 again the dinner adblocked the introduction. J°?ffi D ke circumstances it would jTimng if the Government JUSSOCUTIOS TEMGBAH.)

WELLINGTON, August 12. wl. Pnnsetliis afternoon resumed" *!■ on Mr Massey's motion fSSskturJ Act Amendment *2* -.«* i nn was opposed by the La- *££■»£ attempted further to ML the fell by raising a point of Jfetbt tte debate could not proceed - !to4?£albwed by the Speaker. Klye said there was going to u » wrrender about this Bill until *i£ Availed and the measure was gtoTor killed. A.Bill of this Sought to make provision xn. sev- , S&ons. For instance, provi- £ thoald be made to prevent any gv from putting a label on a man SSrth» wishes. There should also STnrovfeioif against corruption, and L, -linit should be placed on the 'ZaA of money outsiders could exZSm the election of a candidate. Ifr J W. Munro said the Bill showid that 4he Government recognised the «iting on tte wall, and that its days Je» numbered. 'Hie Leader of the liberal Bariy, V announcing his support of the fell, Bad committed pohtiS wjcide, for it meant the extinction of the'liberal Party. Labour would ah jaMcrt an eleotoral system based n gjgntffic principles. }fc& Fraser said in 1911 the Prime yh)fettf'had favoured reSttstioit and nut it in his plat,'He had suggested using it in coßiwmjiuwith. the Legislative Council bn)i that promis 3 had not been fulffliad, fo PTB "the Prime Minister another ojiporHmity of fnlfilling his ,proipmb, Ijs therefore moved that the gkort title o£ the Bill be the Dominion rVojiar&iitl Bepresentation Abolition of ibd Council and the tftwi JfywtseiitatiGn Amendment Bill. Iteffipiffment was seconded hv Mr who continuing tho dkwa-flian the nouse adjourned iU%Jsi> i 'Pa